Chapter 453 The ideological imprint Lin Quan left on his opponents

In fact, Manchester City used to implement high-pressing tactics. When they played pass and control, the formation would inevitably press up.

In this case, if the pressure in the frontcourt is not strengthened and the opponent loses the ball and makes a quick counterattack, Manchester City will be in a very difficult situation.

The reason why Allegri felt that Guardiola stole Liverpool's lesson was mainly because Manchester City played a group of substitutes in this game.

Although Manchester City is Europe's top team, the strength of their main lineup is naturally unfathomable, but the strength of these substitutes is far from the main force. It is difficult to use the substitute lineup to achieve the effect of passing and controlling.

Therefore, Manchester City did not adopt passing and controlling tactics in this game, but used conventional tactics. Even when Juventus pressed hard, they even chose to retreat for defensive counterattacks.

But Mandzukic's goal made Guardiola realize that the defensive ability of these substitutes is too far behind that of the main players. If they just shrink back and play, it can only be a slow death process.

It's better to go all out and give it a try.

After all, what he is best at is always attacking. Only by fully unleashing the offensive potential of these substitutes can it be possible to create miracles.

It doesn't matter if they lose in the end, or even lose badly to Juventus. Anyway, Manchester City has already qualified early, and there is no performance pressure on them.

Manchester City is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes, but Juventus is completely different.

They are not as cool as Manchester City. They have a heavy burden of results. If they lose this game, it will be very bad for the next qualifying situation.

So their players are actually very nervous, looking like they want to win but are afraid of losing.

In this kind of crucial game, the more psychological baggage you have, the more your performance on the court will be affected.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City successfully stole the ball in the frontcourt. Son Heung-min dribbled the ball down and sent a key cross. Iheanacho nodded the ball in front of the goal but was held out by Buffon with one palm. Sania followed up and shot the ball again. Kicked into the defensive player's leg.

The Juventus penalty area was suddenly filled with chaos.

In the melee, someone didn't know who stretched out his foot and poked the ball into the goal.

The score was magically equalized, and the scorer seemed to be Manchester City substitute Nasri. After confirming the goal, he was celebrating with his hands in the sky.

Soon, the big screen at the scene showed the replay of the goal just now.

After successfully intercepting the ball, Fernandinho avoided Marchisio's interception and passed the ball to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min dribbled the ball down at high speed and sent a cross.

Iheanacho chose his position well, but the angle of his header was a bit positive and the force was not strong enough. Buffon easily resolved it.

However, the ball bounced from a bad position and the Juventus players failed to control it immediately. Instead, it fell to the feet of the Manchester City players.

Anyway, this time Chiellini and Barzagli cooperated well and blocked Sagna's follow-up shot in time.

But the ball that bounced back was still at the feet of the Manchester City players. As soon as Nasri rushed into the penalty area to look for an opportunity, he saw the football rolling towards him. He wanted to shoot, but because he was too short and his legs were a bit short, he couldn't reach it. Juventus's Sandro had already made a tackle, and Nasri had no time to think about it. He fell to the ground almost without thinking and used his toes to poke the ball with all his strength.

He was extremely lucky. In a situation where the penalty area was densely packed with people, the football rolled straight into the goal without touching anyone's legs.

In this way, Manchester City equalized the score through a chaotic battle.

Is this okay?

Juventus fans were all stunned. The lead they had finally achieved was ruined like this?

Lin Quan and others sitting on the bench at the side of the court looked at each other in shock when they saw their teammates equalizing the score in this way.

"Didn't you say that Juventus' defense is very strong? Why did they expose so many defensive problems in that wave of attacks just now?"

Sagna and Nasri's supplementary shots were the result of Juventus players' defensive misalignment. Such mistakes often occur in some weaker teams, but in some top teams, they should not Just show up!

"Haha, maybe they are too nervous!"

Lin Quan said with a smile that when defending, it is a difficult decision to choose between man-marking or ball-marking.

Especially those players who are not assigned special marking tasks, they all have their own defensive area.

In this area, the first thing they have to do is to stand in their defensive position, and then pay attention to the movement of the ball and the opponent players in their defensive area. This is the so-called man-marking and ball-marking.

It is not difficult for senior defensive players to grasp this degree and make reasonable judgments based on the situation of the game.

But even for senior players, when the opponent's continuous and intensive attacks, especially when they are constantly shooting, making up shots, and making up shots again, their defensive position will definitely be biased. Unless they are very calm at this time, , otherwise most people will be attracted by football and forget the task of marking people, and a bunch of people will chase the football.

Even the top giants are not immune to this situation.

In fact, for stronger teams, they are quite afraid of this kind of chaos.

In chaotic battles, luck plays a greater role, but the influence of strength is not that great.

And with their strength, they should not give the opponent such an opportunity, and should firmly grasp the initiative of the game.

Although this process was far from what Guardiola had in mind, he was still very happy to see the players finally completing the goal through their efforts and gave a thumbs up to the players on the field.

After all, they were able to force Juventus into a panic. The performance of these substitutes is definitely worthy of praise!

Allegri was very angry about conceding the ball this time. He stood on the sidelines and shouted to the players, asking them to cheer up and boldly attack Manchester City.

"The people on the other side are just a group of substitutes. What are you afraid of?"

In his opinion, this Juventus team is definitely capable of the top eight or even the top four of the Champions League. The reason why they have not performed well in the Champions League is not only their own bad luck and encountering strong enemies early, but also the reason why they have not performed well in the Champions League. It’s related to the team members’ own mentality.

Since Calciopoli, although Juventus quickly returned to the top league, they have been away from the Champions League for too long and are extremely unadapted to European competitions.

In the past few seasons, Juventus' best results in the Champions League were once in the quarterfinals, twice in the top 16, and twice they failed to even qualify from the group.

This result is completely inconsistent with their status as a giant in Serie A. Although Serie A is gradually declining, as the invincible overlord of Serie A, Juventus should not perform so poorly in the Champions League.

He knew what the players were worried about. After being tied twice by Borussia Monchengladbach, Juventus lost the initiative to qualify.

In addition, this game encountered the powerful Manchester City, which gave the players a sense of fear. They were timid on the court and could not show their true strength.

This can't go on like this!

A draw will not quench Juventus' thirst. What they need is a victory, 3 points!

Moreover, the person facing you is a substitute, not the main player. What are you afraid of?

Allegri's shouting had a certain effect. At the end of the first half, the Juventus players finally stabilized their mentality and gradually stabilized their position under Manchester City's mad-dog pressing.

However, there was not much time left in the first half, and the first half was over before they took the lead again.

During the halftime break, Allegri severely criticized the players who played.

He actually doesn't like to talk too much in the locker room. He does very little to cheer up the players and boost morale.

But today, he made an exception.

"Open your eyes and see clearly. There are only three main players in the opposing lineup, and the others are all substitutes or even young players promoted from the youth team. Such a lineup can only avoid relegation in Serie A. Are you still playing? But a relegation team?”

Allegri's words are suspected of exaggeration. The strength of Manchester City's substitute lineup should be no problem in the middle of Serie A, and they will not be reduced to the level of relegation.

But one thing he said is right, that is, there is a big gap in strength between Manchester City and Juventus on the field, and Juventus should not be so passive.

"Boss, just tell me, how should we play in the second half?"

"Yes, boss, you tell us how to kill them, and we will do what you say in the second half!"

The players waited until Allegri had finished venting and then began to express their opinions.

"Very good, this is the attitude you should have in the game. Listen, let's do this in the second half..."

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During the halftime break, Guardiola did not make too many personnel adjustments, and the 1:1 score was definitely acceptable to him.

As for the second half of the game, he planned to observe it first.

Juventus will certainly not settle for a draw, so they will definitely attack in the second half.

So he prepared a set of defensive counterattack tactics for the team. However, compared to the one at the beginning of the first half, he made some changes to the team's defense, advancing the defensive formation and adding more The players' running and pressing try not to give the opponent a chance to shoot directly.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Unexpectedly, Juventus did not attack at the beginning, but patiently organized the attack in the midfield, making full use of the width of the field and using a large area of ​​​​passing back and forth to adjust Manchester City's formation. and players, seemingly trying to find holes in City's defence.

Seeing the opponent's style of play, Guardiola suddenly felt something bad.

The shortcomings of Klopp's tactics are obvious. Because of the frequent running and fighting, the players' physical fitness will have problems in the second half. If the opponent is not defeated, then once the opponent seizes this opportunity, they may fight. Destroy themselves!

Juventus's tactics in the second half were clearly a trap for Manchester City's players, increasing their running distance, increasing their physical energy consumption, and allowing them to reach their physical bottleneck period in advance.

"Allegri made a good calculation!"

Guardiola glanced at Allegri next door, turned around and called out several main players on the bench, asking them to warm up and prepare to play.

Most of the players on the field are substitutes. They have not played much time and games this season, so they have a lot of physical reserves and should be able to last for seventy or eighty minutes.

Juventus's plan is very loud, but it may not succeed.

When the physical fitness of the players on the court reaches a bottleneck, Guardiola can just bring in some new players to replace them.

He named three people, Kante, Van Dijk and Zabaleta.

All three are defensive players.

Obviously, with limited substitutions, he only intends to strengthen the team's defense and has no intention of sending offensive players to fight Juventus.

When teammates are in poor physical condition, sending one or two offensive players up, without the support of teammates, it will be difficult for them to play a big role, and the use of substitution is really not much.

Of course, except Lin Quan.

This guy can still play a huge role even without the support of his teammates.

So when making substitution arrangements, Guardiola was also very torn. Should he send Lin Quan to play?

Seeing the noise coming from Manchester City's bench, the Juventus coaching staff and the fans at the scene also paid attention.

Obviously, they are also concerned about who Manchester City will replace.

Seeing the opponent's reaction, Guardiola came up with a plan. In addition to the players he had named before, he also called Lin Quan:

"Lin, go warm up!"

"good!"

Lin Quan didn't know if Guardiola really planned to send him on the field, or if he wanted to strategically deceive the opponent.

After hearing Guardiola's words, he took off his jacket without saying a word, checked his equipment in a serious manner, and showed that he was ready to play at any time.

Originally, when only Kanter and three others were seen warming up on the sidelines, Juventus fans breathed a sigh of relief.

The guy on the opponent's bench who scared them the most didn't show up, which is a great thing for the team!

However, not long after they were happy, they saw Lin Quan appear on the sidelines, and judging from his actions, it seemed that he was really going to appear!

Just seeing Lin Quan's figure, many Juventus fans have already imagined in their minds the image of Lin Quan passing five levels and defeating six generals after coming on the field, single-handedly breaking their goal.

This is not to blame for their imagination, the other party is really too strong and left a deep impression on them.

This man seemed to have left an invincible ideological imprint on their hearts!

Allegri felt very nervous when he saw Lin Quan warming up on the sidelines. He immediately made a gesture and asked the players to seize the time to launch an attack and try to rewrite the score before Lin Quan came on the court.

On the field, the Juventus players saw Lin Quan who was warming up and preparing to play on the sidelines. They didn't need to be reminded by the head coach at all. They all launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's goal as if they had been beaten to death.